Window-frame.



N. FELLS.

WINDOW FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14. 1912.

l, 1 73,94 1 Patented Feb. 29, 1916.

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' UNITE w re NOAH FELLS, OF YGRK, N. Y.

WINDOW- To all whom it may concern:-

Be it known that I, NOAH 'FELLs, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county 'of New York and State of New York, have-invented new and useful Improvements in VVindow-Frames, of' which the following'is a specification. I

This invention relates to window frames and more especially to the frames of windows wherein plate glass windows are set, the object being to provide means whereby the glass may be located or removed from the inside of the window only so that it may not be removed from the outside, as will be more fully described in the following specification, set forth in the claim, and illustrated in the drawings, wherein,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a window, showing the means for setting and retaining the glass. Fig. 2 is an outside view partly in section. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the corner where two panes meet. Fig. 4: is a perspective viewof the supporting block.

In the'setting of plate glass windows, it has heretofore been the practice to locate the glass from the outside and hold it in place by means of a bar or strip secured to the window frame outside of the glass. The principal objection to this method of securing the glass is, that it may be removed by unauthorized persons and the joints covering the edges of the glass are not always thoroughly closed and symmetrical. The. present invention therefore is designed to provide means whereby the glass is .put in place from the inside and is secured by The sectional view shows the sill 5, transom 6, and head of the sash frame 7. The former may be of stone, while the two latter may be covered with galvanized iron casing 8, adapted to shed the moisture, and whose ends are covered by means of metal strips 9, forming the outside edge of the glass frame. The strips 9 are formed with a horizontal flange 10 and any desired molding to present an artistic effect for. the outside of the frame, while it also embraces a second horizontal portion 11 to fit against the sill, transom or head, and terminating in the vertical part 12 adapted to come within the inside face of the glass.

The glass plate 13 rests upon the flange, a strip of felt 14 or any other similar material intervening, in order to present a soft I Specification of Letters Patent.

FRAME.

Patented Feb. 29, 1916-.

Application filed February 14, 1912. Serial No. 677,435.

and yielding bedding, and between the flanges 10 and 11 is interposed at intervals, a block 15, made of sheet metal and.

having a" shoulder 16, which tends to retain the glass when once positioned. The strip 9 is retained in position by a screw '17, passing through the block' 15 and the flange 11 and this screw also affords a solid and substantial base for the plate when placed in the frame.

Atcertain points along the front face of the strip 9 are arranged air vents 18 and which are protected so as to prevent the entrance of water by means of depending lips 19 on the casing 8, and the lower strip 9 which fits upon the sill 5, is provided with an extension 20, having a drain outlet 21. Both of the strips which hold the lower side of the glass plate have these drains, while the upper strips are provided with air vents. After the glass is put in place, wooden strips 22 are secured to the various parts of the window frame, and to these strips are secured the metal strips 23 by means of a screw 24. A flange 25 engages the flange 12 of the outside strip, while vents and drains 26 are provided at points adjacent to the glass itself. In placing the strip 23 in position, the flange 25 is inserted and the flange 27 is placed against the glass so that when the screw 24 is driven in place, the strip is forced against the wooden strip 22 and against the glass, :and on account of the resilient nature of thisstrip, a gentle pressure is exerted on the glass but of suflicient strength to hold it in place.

When it is desired to remove the glass,

the screw 24 is removed so that the strip 23 may be taken out, permitting the glass to swing inward.

It is obvious that various styles of molding may be adopted and the strips given various shapes without departing from the essential features above described.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

Means for mounting a glass in a frame comprising a. strip mounted 1n the frame.

' the body portion of the strip and the edge portion of the strip which lies opposite the edge of the glass, said bridge block'having a shoulder disposed across the edge of the said edge portion of the strip and toward f the edge of the glass, a securing device passing through the block and the body portion of the strip and lying at the opposite side.

of the said edge portion of the strip from that side thereof Which is adjacent the edge of the glass, the, mounting also including another strip having approximately parallel edge flanges, one of Which lies against I the inner surface of the glass and the other Copies of this patent may be obtained for tioned strip.

engages the inner'surface of the last Inen-. tioned portion of the first mentioned strip,

and a securing device passing transversely through the last mentionedstrip and enter' v 7 ing the frame whereby the flanges of the last mentioned strip are pressed in close oontactwith the glass and the first men Intestimony whereof I affix signature five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, 7 washington, 1). G. i i 

